#bb8d86

Color #bb8d86

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.04 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8d86

RGB

rgb(187, 141, 134)

HSL

hsl(7.9, 28%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.9, 28.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 28.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.79, 16.43, 10.52)

LCH

lch(62.79, 19.51, 32.63)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0574, 28.53)

HWB

hwb(7.9, 52.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86b4bb

Analogous

#bb8699

#bb8d86

#bba786

Triadic

#bb8d86

#86bb8d

#8d86bb

Split-complementary

#bb8d86

#86bba7

#8699bb

Tetradic

#bb8d86

#b4bb86

#86b4bb

#8d86bb

Square

#bb8d86

#99bb86

#86b4bb

#a786bb

Shades

Color #bb8d86 mixed toward black.

#a86d64

#89554d

#67403a

#442a26

#221513

Tints

Color #bb8d86 mixed toward white.

#c6a09a

#d2b3ae

#ddc6c2

#e8d9d7

#f4eceb

Tones

Color #bb8d86 mixed toward gray.

#b6908a

#b2938f

#ae9793

#a99a98

#a59d9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a988 · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#acaf88 · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#b98989 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8d86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8d86]

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Tomato #ff6347

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Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

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Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#bb8d86 (#bb8d86) is rgb(187, 141, 134) in RGB.

No, #bb8d86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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